Hushabye

The Mystics, the Music, and the Mob

It seemed to be just another typical March day in 1959 when we went into Bell Sound Studios on West 46th Street off 8th Avenue to record “Hushabye”. We had no idea that this recording would change our lives forever.

An original founding member of the Mystics, author Al Contrera tells the true story of how five Brooklyn teenagers went from singing on street corners to fame in the fifties.